Federalists and Bill of Rights

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Federalist Papers and Bill of Rights

The Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist Papers structured the national debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.

The Bill of Rights is derived from English law, ideas of the Enlightenment, the experiences of the American colonists, early experiences of self-government and the national debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.

The Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist Papers structured the national debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.

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Federalists and Bill of Rights

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Federalist Papers and Bill of Rights

Match the ideas with the party

Does not like the Constitution as it is written
Wants a Bill of Rights
Wants a strong federal government
Believes Checks and Balances are good enough to protect the rights

Federalist
Antifederalist

The Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist Papers structured the national debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.

Match an example to the best description of where the protection under the Bill of Rights resides

A local newspaper is allowed printing an editorial on the mayor
When the police knocked on the door to search the house, they presented a warrant
Jim felt lucky to have an attorney represent him during the trial
The rally was to promote higher wages for factory workers

Civil Liberties (1st Amendment)
Rights of the Accused

Which of the following is the main cause the Bill of Rights was written?

"But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others. The provision for defense must in this, as in all other cases, be made commensurate to the danger of attack. Ambition must be made to counteract ambition."

This section of Federalist #51 is used to describe which of the innovations of the Constitution?

The Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist Papers structured the national debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.